This is a resource guide to help you get started with your Science Fair research. This guide will help you find relevant information on a variety of topics related to Science Fairs and Science in general. You will find print resources (books, magazines, newspapers.) and online resources (websites and subscrition databases).
**Science Fair Projects Ideas**
From Canada's Stem Net, a computer network for educators in Newfoundland and Labrador provides ideas for elementary, middle and upper school science fairs. Ideas are grouped by category (i.e. biology, engineering, etc.)
Science Fair Central By Discovery Channel, this site provides ideas, questions & answers, links and resources.
IPL Kidspace
Internet Public Library offers a useful resource guide for science fairs Scifair.org: The Ultimate Science Fair Resource Sponsored by the Society of Amateur Scientists, it offers project ideas, project steps and guidance on how to write reports.
Science Fair Theme Page By Community Learning Network to help k-12 teachers integrate technology into the classroom provides many useful links to science fair Websites. Science Buddies
Free Science Fair Project Ideas, answers & Tools for Serious Studetns
Still not finding what you are looking for?
Try one of these search engines, metasearch engines or subject directories. Before you start, think of some keywords that might help you getting better search results for more specific topics. Some examples: plant, nutrition, environment, "environmental science", recycling, experiements, "science experiments", "science fair" (remember to use quotation marks for two or more words).
Science Fair Resources
This is a resource guide to help you get started with your Science Fair research. This guide will help you find relevant information on a variety of topics related to Science Fairs and Science in general. You will find print resources (books, magazines, newspapers.) and online resources (websites and subscrition databases).BOOKS
There are many books on this topic in the library. To locate them, look at Science Fair resource list on the [[@http: http://catalog.cis-edu.dk:8089/ |Online Catalog]].
MAGAZINESYou might find the full-text articles from most of these magazines on EBSCO databases
Scientific American
Science News
Discover magazine
Natural History
New Scientist
E! The Environmental Magazine
DATABASES
These online subscription database provide full-text articles from more than 600 international magazines, pictures, maps, online World Almanac and online encyclopedia. If you need help, ask Mrs. Beyer
EBSCO(Science Reference Center)
World Book Advanced
World Book Discover
WEBSITES
Links to selected websites are available on the [[http: http://catalog.cis-edu.dk:8089/ |Online Catalog]] on the same Science Fair resource list, click on the online resources tab.
**Science Fair Projects Ideas**
From Canada's Stem Net, a computer network for educators in Newfoundland and Labrador provides ideas for elementary, middle and upper school science fairs. Ideas are grouped by category (i.e. biology, engineering, etc.)
Science Fair Central
By Discovery Channel, this site provides ideas, questions & answers, links and resources.
IPL Kidspace
Internet Public Library offers a useful resource guide for science fairs
Scifair.org: The Ultimate Science Fair Resource
Sponsored by the Society of Amateur Scientists, it offers project ideas, project steps and guidance on how to write reports.
Science Fair Theme Page
By Community Learning Network to help k-12 teachers integrate technology into the classroom provides many useful links to science fair Websites.
Science Buddies
Free Science Fair Project Ideas, answers & Tools for Serious Studetns
Still not finding what you are looking for?
Try one of these search engines, metasearch engines or subject directories. Before you start, think of some keywords that might help you getting better search results for more specific topics. Some examples: plant, nutrition, environment, "environmental science", recycling, experiements, "science experiments", "science fair" (remember to use quotation marks for two or more words).SEARCH ENGINES
Google (Advanced)
Teoma (Advanced)
DuckDuckGo
METASEARCH ENGINES
Metacrawler
Ask Jeeves
SUBJECT DIRECTORIES
Librarian’s Index to the Internet
Google Directory
Avoiding Plagiarism
See the CIS Academic Integrity Policy.The Purdue University Online Writing Lab created a site with guidelines, examples and exercises to help you identify and avoid plagiarism.
It is important to cite your sources properly. Some great online tools are available to help you with that task. Try:
EasyBib
Zotero
See also Assembling a List of Works Cited in your Paper by Duke University Libraries.